Overheard: Celebrities unfiltered

Updated 5:07 AM ET, Wed June 4, 2014

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Overheard: Celebrities unfiltered – Jonah Hill is taking full responsibility for yelling a homophobic slur at a paparazzo the weekend of May 30. The actor was caught on camera telling the photographer, "suck my d*** you f*****," and later explained that he's frustrated by his own words. "From the day I was born and publicly I've been a gay rights activist. ... I played into exactly what he wanted and lost my cool. And in that moment, I said a disgusting word that does not at all reflect how I feel about any group of people." Hill isn't the only star who's been caught making a controversial comment.

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Overheard: Celebrities unfiltered – Iggy Azalea has no patience for online hate. On her Twitter account June 2, the Australian rapper lashed out at unspecified "Internet kids" for "cracking jokes about artists." "Most of you have done NOTHING. NOTHING! With your lives," Azalea said.

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Overheard: Celebrities unfiltered – James Franco criticized The New York Times' theater critic, Ben Brantley, over a lukewarm review of the "Of Mice and Men" Broadway revival in which Franco stars. "Brantley is such a little b****," the actor said in an April Instagram takedown that he later removed -- but not before it was screengrabbed for posterity.

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Overheard: Celebrities unfiltered – Gwyneth Paltrow has once again run afoul of some people with her comments. The actress was quoted in an interview as comparing the "dehumanizing" experience of dealing with negative comments on the Internet to war.

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Overheard: Celebrities unfiltered – We personally love it when Reese Witherspoon speaks her mind. In an elevator ride with Cara Delevingne, Kate Upton and Zooey Deschanel reportedly after the Met Gala, the Southern actress was taped saying, "The most important thing in a name for a girl is that a man can whisper it in his pillow."

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Overheard: Celebrities unfiltered – Adam Levine learned the hard way that you have to watch it before you speak. "The Voice" judge found himself facing some serious backlash after his disappointment over voting on the show resulted in his uttering "I hate this country." He released a statement trying to clarify what he meant, saying that he was frustrated.

Overheard: Celebrities unfiltered – Charles Barkley, seen here at the 2010 NBA All-Star Weekend in Dallas, got caught on a hot mic while covering a basketball game for TNT saying that his Weight Watchers endorsement deal was a "scam." The company saw the humor in it and released a statement saying "We love Charles for the same reason everyone loves Charles, he's unfiltered."

Overheard: Celebrities unfiltered – Madonna was on her best behavior at 'W.E.' press conference during the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. But at the Venice Film Festival that same year she was caught saying "I absolutely loathe hydrangeas" after a fan gave her the flowers.

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Overheard: Celebrities unfiltered – Vice President Joe Biden dropped the F-bomb during the signing of the health care reform bill in 2010 and a microphone was there to record it. He later apologized.

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Overheard: Celebrities unfiltered – "Seinfeld" star Michael Richards found himself in a whirl of bad publicity in 2006 after he screamed racial epithets at audience members during his comedy show at The Laugh Factory in Los Angeles. He later apologized.

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Overheard: Celebrities unfiltered – The Rev. Jesse Jackson was waiting to act as a pundit on a news show in 2008 when he was heard saying he'd like to cut off a particular portion of President Obama's body. He later told CNN he didn't realize his microphone was on.